Day: July 9, 2020

WikiLeaks Shop Now Accepts Bitcoin Lightning Payments

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The official WikiLeaks Shop, an offshoot of the non-profit infamous for leaking government secrets, now accepts bitcoin Lightning payments.  All proceeds from the online store, which sells WikiLeaks T-shirts and other swag, goes to fund WikiLeaks operations. The shop already accepts bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies for payments. Now, as of Tuesday, it also accepts bitcoin payments via Lightning, making the WikiLeaks Shop one of the earliest vendors to do so. The Lightning Network supports a newer, faster type of bitcoin transaction that could potentially help bitcoin scale to support…

Tesla Is ‘Very Close’ to Autonomous Driving Technology

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After the earlier release of the autopilot driver-assistance system, Tesla has announced plans to deliver its vehicles with autonomous driving technology. TSLA stock is up. Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is now close to pulling off level 5 autonomous driving technology on its vehicles. Speaking in a video at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the plan is “very close” to realization. On Tesla’s effort to use a full self-driving level 5 system, the CEO was very confident while delivering his…

BitTorrent Adds Support for BUSD and Offers 25% Crypto Discount

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Those users who will pay with the BUSD stablecoin will get a 25% discount on BitTorrent or μTorrent Classic Pro membership. BitTorrent, the world’s most popular torrent client, has announced support for Binance’s USD-backed stablecoin BUSD. It means that users of BitTorrent and μTorrent can now pay using the NYDFS-regulated asset, one of the world’s top stablecoins alongside the likes of Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD) and DAI. To further encourage BUSD use, users who pay with the stablecoin, will get 25% off BitTorrent or μTorrent Classic Pro…

The fundamentals of Blockchain – Part 2/5 of What is cryptocurrency mining Serie

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This Prominent Bitcoin Advocate Just Went Long on Ethereum; Here’s Why

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Ethereum has been expressing some notable strength against Bitcoin over the past couple of days. This comes as it was able to rally past a significant resistance level that was previously forcing it lower. Analysts are now noting that the cryptocurrency could be poised to see further upside, with one veteran trader offering a target that is nearly 30% higher than where it is currently trading. The strength it has expressed over the past couple of days has even been enough to cause one Bitcoin maximalist and prominent Ethereum critic…

Binance Futures, OKEx and Bitfinex Expand Support of Dogecoin

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Dogecoin that is skyrocketing these days has attracted the attention of such major platforms as Binance Futures, OKEx, and Bitfinex. After almost tripling the price in less than a month, digital asset Dogecoin (DOGE) has attracted the attention of three cryptocurrency exchanges, which include Binance, OKEx, and Bitfinex. Trading at $0.004629 at the time of writing, the coin has added 21.55% in the past 24-hours. Further analysis of its past year performance reveals that in the past three months, the asset moved from lows of $0.001886 to highs of $0.005420.…

Ethereum Price $240 Now, ETH Looks for a Reason to Keep Growing

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On Thursday, July 9th, ETH is declining a little after the preceding growth, however, it looks strategically confident and may keep on growing further. It is generally trading at $242. By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex. Ethereum price now and its future movement. During three months, Ethereum-based applications processed 10 billion USD. The Ethereum-based Forsage application is considered a pyramid. On W1, Ethereum price continues the wave of growth now. The price bounced off 50.0% Fibo and proceeds to 61.8%. Then the situation may develop in either way: if the…

Former Swiss President Sees the Country Leading in DLT and Technology of the Future

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Johann Schneider-Ammann, who served as the President of Switzerland in 2016, recently joined the board of Crypto Valley Venture Capital, or CV VC. CV VC is a startup that invests in crypto firms near Zug, Switzerland, the “crypto valley” of the namesake firm. Corresponding with Cointelegraph, Schneider-Ammann credited CV VC with creating “its own ecosystem,” but saw blockchain as a major factor in Switzerland’s future: “I am fascinated by the potential of this new technology and I am convinced that this gives us in Switzerland a unique opportunity to become…

Report: Bitcoin (BTC) Outperformed the Stock Market in H1, 2020

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Quick take: The team at Arcane Research has released a report reviewing the crypto markets in the first half of 2020. Bitcoin (BTC) managed to outperform the stock market in the first half of 2020 despite the chaos brought about by COVID19. Between BTC, ETH and XRP, Ethereum was the best performer in the same time period.  The team at Arcane research has released a report recapping the first half of 2020 in the crypto markets. The detailed report highlights the fact that 2020 has thus far been a turbulent…